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Show Q Published Every Saturday BY GOODWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLI8HING CO., INC. F. P. GALLAGHER, Editor and Mgr. L. J. BRATAGER, Business Mgr. 8UB8CRIPTION PRICE: Including postage In the United 8tates, Canada and Mexico $2.00 per year, $1.25 for six months. Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal Union, $3.50 per year. 1 8ingle copies, 5 cents. Payment should be made by Check, Money Order or Registered Letter, pay-able to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the Postofflce at 8alt Lake City Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Phone Wasatch 5409. Ness Bldg. 8alt Lake City, Utah. 311-12-- 13 DEAL TO BETRA Y REPUBLICAN PARTY IN UTAH Utah is to maintain its and prestige in the union of states a movement now afoot to divide political honors between the Republican and Democratic party must be stopped at the outset. Neither national party organization can retain its esteem for a state or people that seeks to curry favor with both sides. In the contest which will take place this fall Utah should take its stand courageously for one side or the other. The voters cannot delude themselves that they will be honorable and patriotic if they support a Republican for United States senator and a Democrat for governor. Never were the issues drawn more sharply between the two parties. The fate of the nation 'has not depended so much on a national election in more than a half century. The Republican party feels confident that its principles are already endorsed by the vast majority of the American people and that the Republican candidate will be elected President. The feebleness, irresolution, waste and truckling to Red radicalism which have marked the course of the Democratic administration during and since the war and the betrayal of Americanism which was attempted in the League of Nations covenant have alienated millions of voters from the Democratic party. The nation has made up its mind to entrust the affairs of the country to the candidate running on the ticket of that party which gave the presidency to Lincoln and Roosevelt. It is to be a brave, uncompromising fight in the nation. Nor has either side suggested such an unworthy thing as a deal to divide honors. In fact, such a suggestion appears unthinkable except in which will stamp the proponents Utah. It is a form of double-dealin- g IF self-respe- 'of it as cowardly. ct We trust that we have, been misinformed, but the talk is so widespread and persistent that it cannot be ignored. There is no reason why Republican principles should be traded off for a Democratic candidate who has been coddled for years. Whenever high honors were to be obtained his friends invariably thought of him and were always insistent that the church should grant him new favor. They are . asking too much, however, when they invite church dignitaries to support a deal whereby a Republican shall be elected senator and this Democrat governor. - We trust that none of the church officials will lend themselves to such a transaction. No doubt, specious arguments will be put forward to demonstrate that the state can carry favor with the national government no matter which way the presidential election goes. Such arguments will be fallacious. The trick will be so patent that he who runs may read and the result will be the humiliation of Utah. Which ever party wins in the nation will spurn a state that tried to straddle. We are quite sure that Senate Smoot will not be caught by the honey-tongue- d arguments of the tempters. Because, more than ever, it is to be a contest of principles he cannot afford to sanction a. deal which has for its sole purpose the election of the favorite of a faction. If Democratic principles are best let us elect a Democratic ticket, but if Republican principles are needed in the nation let there be no compromise, but let us elect the entire Republican ticket senator, governor and all. That is the fearless, honest American thing to do. Such a campaign will appeal to Americans. They despise and will have nothing to do with pussy-footeg or methods. red-blood- ed rs It may be presumptuous to suggest pussy-footin- that in the nation, as well as The talk is that certain church officials have decided that Utah in the state, Senator Smoot should avoid combines. In view of the poshould elect Reed Smoot senator on the Republican ticket and Brigalitical history of Utah in recent years it would be wise, in our opinion, dier General Richard W. Young governor on the Democratic ticket. that the Utah delegation should go uninstructed to the national conIt is a craven effort to carry water on both shoulders and will be re- vention. As the leading representative of the state in national politics sented by all sincere men from coast to coast. Senator Smoot might blunder if he were to tie up with any candidate The necessity of Reed Smoot as United States senator for the presidency at this time. is obvious, but he should not be elected in a trade. He should be Utah is unfettered. Its delegates should go to the convention elected because of the ever growing value of his services to the state unfettered. They should be perfectly free and ready to cast their and the nation AS A REPUBLICAN. That he will obtain the votes votes for the candidate who seems best fitted to lead the Republican of Democrats goes without saying. He will obtain those votes b- party to victory. If Senator Smoot were to tie up with any aspirant ecause he has been able to serve his country and his state well and be- today it might handicap the state at the convention and might harm cause, he will be more than ever able to achieve big things to promote the senator himself in a political way at home. Utah should be perg the prosperity and of Utah. Honest Democrat, however, mitted to take advantage of whatever situation arises at the convenwould scorn to be drawn into a political deal sponso) tion so that it can enter the campaign untrammelled. If Utah is left of the church or by any other organization .or coinl free to cast its votes as it sees fit it will begin the campaign in happy re-electi- ng well-bein- O i 1 |